Chris Mason is an icon in the Saluki community who’s stellar hunting dogs are known far and wide for being some of the best. Chris has been hunting sighthounds for hares for more than 40 years and is still going strong hunting her hounds more than most people dream they can!

Chris and Seth sit down after a long and fantastic day’s coursing to hear the story of Chris’s interesting life with hounds, philosophies on hunting and training them, and how her opinions and techniques have evolved with time and knowledge gained. This is an episode that has a huge number of takeaways for sighthound hunters and those folks who just love to hear about hunting with the fastest canines in the world.

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Mark Booth had a vision to create a magazine that showcased the heritage of the southern houndsman. Southern Hound Hunting Magazine is a quarterly magazine that captures the rich tradition of hunting in the southern United States. 

Chris and Mark have and depth discussion about hunting deer with hounds. This often overlooked tradition of southern lifestyle is captured in this fun episode of the Houndsman XP Podcast. Listeners will get a peek into the dark swamps and southern wooded plains as they listen to Mark talk about hunting with his hounds. 

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Becky Dwire with the Nevada Sporting Dog Alliance makes her second appearance on the  podcast, representing the Nevada Sporting Dog Alliance. Becky is a houndsman of Xtreme  Performance in every sense of the word. She and her husband, Cleave, own a professional  outfitting business, Bull Creek Outfitters. Becky is an accomplished professional dog trainer.  

She also dedicates a substantial amount of her time to Preserve, Protect and Promote hunting  with hounds. 

Becky and Chris have a fun and lively conversation about mules, horses and the pleasure and  pain they bring. The heart of the conversation is about bear hunting in Nevada and the attack it  is under. Emotionally charged animal rights groups are attacking the use of hounds as a legal  pursuit method for black bears. Chris and Becky discuss this and anthropomorphism of dogs  and bears in this episode.

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Joe Kondelis, founder and CEO of the Western Bear Foundation, makes his second  appearance on the Houndsman XP Podcast. Chris and Joe discuss the work that continues to  preserve bear hunting. Bear baiting is under attack in Idaho and Joe and Chris have an in  depth discussion on how it effects Houndsmen and bear hunting with hounds. 

The Western Bear Foundation is a non profit organization that is committed to black bear  research and habitat improvement for the conservation of black bears in a way that promotes  hunting as the number one management tool in black bear conservation. 

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www.freedomhunters.org

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Kenneth Adkins was a dedicated disciplined breeder of Bluetick hounds. Ken Fischer and  Jacob Campbell join Houndsman XP host Chris Powell for an in depth look at the man, Kenneth  Adkins. Ken and Jacob have dedicated their lives to continuing Mr. Adkins work. Listeners will  enjoy their historical journey that includes a look at the most notable men in blue tick history.  

Listeners will hear about the character of Mr. Adkins and how he successfully bred his line of  Bluetick Coonhounds that are currently being used for bear hunting, lion hunting and  coonhunting.

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Kolby Morehead also known in the right circles as the “Bear Tech”. Kolby is the  producer and often times co-host of the Bear Hunting Magazine Podcast. He also works for  Bear Hunting Magazine, a high quality, premier print magazine. Bear Hunting Magazine  encompasses all things bear hunting and has feature articles discussing bear hunting with  hounds. 

Kolby is a bright, insightful person who has added dimension to the Bear Hunting Magazine  Podcast. As you listen to this episode you will get an inside look at his depth of understanding  and passion of the hunting culture. 

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In this episode of the Houndsman XP Podcast, Chris takes the gloves off. There  has never been a more outright and blatant assault on Freedom in our culture. Chris is joined  by Australian Houndsman and defender of hound hunting rights, Alex Krstic. Alex is making his  second appearance on the Houndsman XP Podcast for an unabridged discussion about  Freedom. 

With recent events unfolding in the U.S. and what could be perceived as a the greatest divide  in the U.S. population since the onset of the U.S. Civil War, Chris and Alex look at what is  happening square in the face. The discussion covers how the erosion of freedom on a large  stage will ultimately effect individual freedoms and lead to attacks against hunting and the  ability to hunt with hounds.  

Without sounding like alarmists, Chris and Alex talk about solutions to the problem. The  discussion includes some well thought out plans for defending the freedoms of Houndsmen  across the globe.

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Chris chats with good friend and Freedom Hunters CEO Anthony Pace to kick off a new year  for the Houndsman XP and Freedom Hunters collaborations. Chris and Anthony recap the  Freedom Hunters event for 2020 that include bob cat hunts, lion hunts, deer hunts, bear hunts  and coon hunts; all with hounds to honor America’s heroes. 

This episode is one Team HXP is ver y proud of. Freedom Hunters is an organization that  allows us an honorable opportunity to honor our U.S Military Veterans. “From Field to Field”  Chris and Anthony discuss how Houndsmen can Preserve, Protect and Promote the life style  we live all while supporting a worthy cause.

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Happy New Year Houndsman XP fans! In this episode, the HXP Team gets together and  catches up on recent bear hunts, coonhounds and coursing dogs. The conversation quickly  goes to the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. 

The Houndsman XP Team lays out five New Years Resolutions that every houndsman should  keep. Whether your a coonhunter in southern swamps, rabbit hunter in the thickets of the  Midwest, bear or cat hunter in the mountains or a high octane Houndsmen chasing game with  sight hounds, there are valuable take aways for you here. Each Resolution will serve our  mission to Preserve, Protect and Promote the houndsman lifestyle.

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West Virginia Bear Season is in full swing and Chris is joined by Evan Workman,  Carl Schoettel and Johnny Hager. Evan and Johnny have been long time friends and have  made their mark on the plot breed with historical reproducing plott hounds, winning in  competition nite hunts on some of the sport’s biggest stages. Carl is the president of the  Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association. 

The four discuss bear hunting, plott pedigrees, and successful hound organizations. Listeners  will enjoy this conversation between these experienced and effective Houndsmen.

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